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Shloka 20

अध्याय ८२ — केशवप्रयाणे निमित्तदर्शनम्

Omens and Reception During Keśava’s Departure

महिमानं तु कृष्णस्य भूय एवाभिवर्धयन्‌ । सुघोष: पतगेन्द्रेण ध्वजेन युयुजे रथ:

mahimānaṃ tu kṛṣṇasya bhūya evābhivardhayan | sughoṣaḥ patagendreṇa dhvajena yuyuje rathaḥ |

ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണന്റെ മഹിമയെ ഇനിയും വർധിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ‘സുഘോഷ’ എന്ന രഥം പക്ഷിരാജനായ ഗരുഡചിഹ്നമുള്ള ധ്വജത്തോടുകൂടി അത്യന്തം ശോഭിച്ചു; നീങ്ങുമ്പോൾ അതിന്റെ ചക്രങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് ഗംഭീരമായ മുഴക്കം ഉയർന്നു।

महिमानम्greatness, glory
महिमानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहिमन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तुbut, indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
कृष्णस्यof Krishna
कृष्णस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
भूयःagain, further, more
भूयः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभूयस्
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अभिवर्धयन्increasing, augmenting
अभिवर्धयन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवृध्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
सुघोषःthe well-sounding one (name of the chariot)
सुघोषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुघोष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पतगेन्द्रेणwith the lord of birds (Garuda)
पतगेन्द्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपतगेन्द्र
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
ध्वजेनwith a banner/standard
ध्वजेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootध्वज
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
युयुजेwas yoked/was joined, was furnished
युयुजे:
TypeVerb
Rootयुज्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
रथःthe chariot
रथः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

K
Kṛṣṇa
S
Sughoṣa (chariot)
G
Garuḍa
D
dhvaja (banner/standard)
R
ratha (chariot)
C
cakra (wheels, implied by context)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how righteous authority is communicated not only through words but through symbols and conduct: the Garuḍa-emblem and the chariot’s grave sound signify protection, resolve, and divine alignment, reinforcing Kṛṣṇa’s stature in a moment of impending conflict.

Vaiśampāyana describes a chariot named Sughoṣa, adorned with a Garuḍa-marked banner. As it moves, its wheels produce a deep, resonant sound, and this spectacle is said to further magnify Kṛṣṇa’s greatness.